US11646519B2 - Electric connector for flat conductor - Google Patents

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US11646519B2
US11646519B2 US17/512,186 US202117512186A US11646519B2 US 11646519 B2 US11646519 B2 US 11646519B2 US 202117512186 A US202117512186 A US 202117512186A US 11646519 B2 US11646519 B2 US 11646519B2
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  • the present invention relates to a flat conductor electric connector mounted on a circuit board and connected to a flat conductor.
  • a flat conductor extending in a front-back direction parallel with a surface of a circuit board is connected to a flat conductor electric connector as described above in a state in which the flat conductor electric connector is mounted on the circuit board.
  • This connector is configured such that mounting portions of multiple terminals held on a housing are mounted on the circuit board by soldering in a state in which the mounting portions are arrayed on the circuit board. Normally, many terminals are arrayed, and for this reason, mounting portions thereof are required to be densely positioned for reduction in the size of the connector in a terminal array direction.
  • a connector of JP-UM-A-61-194263 has been known as the flat conductor electric connector configured such that the mounting portions of the terminals are densely arrayed.
  • the connector is manufactured in such a manner that a semi-processed product of terminals (“contacts” in JP-UM-A-61-194263) extending in a comb tooth shape is formed from a carrier (a coupling piece) obtained by punching of a metal plate and the carrier is cut and removed from the terminals after each terminal of the semi-processed product has been held on a housing.
  • Patent Literature 1 For such a connector, when an attempt is made to densely array the terminals, there are problems such as a problem that with only the single semi-processed product, a sufficient clearance for a punching blade cannot be ensured between the terminals.
  • Patent Literature 1 two semi-processed products are used, and the terminals are densely arrayed in such a manner that both semi-processed products are, at carriers thereof, fixed to each other with the semi-processed products being shifted from each other by a half pitch of the terminal and the carriers are cut after these semi-processed products have been held on the housing.
  • a housing holding, by insert molding, the multiple terminals arrayed in a terminal array direction which is a band width direction,
  • each of the multiple terminals has, at least at one end portion in the front-back direction, a holding target portion held on the housing and an extending portion extending from the housing and formed with a mounting portion to be mounted on the circuit board by soldering, and the holding target portions adjacent to each other are arrayed and positioned in the terminal array direction with areas overlapping with each other in the front-back direction and the extending portions adjacent to each other are arrayed and positioned in the terminal array direction with areas overlapping with each other in the front-back direction,
  • the extending portion includes one extending portion or multiple extending portions separated from each other in the terminal array direction and has, at least at an end portion positioned outside the housing in the front-back direction and positioned on a housing side, a narrow portion of which a terminal width in the terminal array direction is narrower than a terminal width of the holding target portion, and an opening is formed by the narrow portion, and
  • a clearance between a narrow portion of an optional extending portion and another extending portion adjacent to the narrow portion of the optional extending portion with respect to an opening is greater than a clearance between adjacent ones of the holding target portions.
  • FIGS. 1 A and 1 B show perspective views of a flat conductor electric connector according to an embodiment of the present invention together with a flat conductor, FIG. 1 A showing a state before insertion of the flat conductor and FIG. 1 B showing a state after insertion of the flat conductor.
  • FIGS. 2 A and 2 B show perspective views of the flat conductor electric connector of FIGS. 1 A and 1 B in a state in which a movable member is at an open position, FIG. 2 A showing a state as viewed from a back side and FIG. 2 B showing a state as viewed from a front side.
  • FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of each member of the flat conductor electric connector of FIGS. 1 A and 1 B in a separated state.
  • FIG. 4 A shows a perspective view of a terminal in a state in which a first arm member and a second arm member overlap with each other
  • FIG. 4 B shows a perspective view of the first and second arm members separated from each other
  • FIG. 4 C shows a perspective view of a metal fitting.
  • FIG. 5 A shows a longitudinal sectional view of the flat conductor electric connector at the position of a slit of the first arm member in a terminal array direction
  • FIG. 5 B shows a partially-enlarged view of FIG. 5 A
  • FIG. 5 C shows a plan view of a mounting portion of the terminal of the flat conductor electric connector of FIG. 5 A .
  • FIGS. 6 A and 6 B show longitudinal sectional views of the flat conductor electric connector after insertion of the flat conductor, FIG. 6 A showing a section at the position of a locking portion of the movable member in the terminal array direction and FIG. 6 B showing a section at the position of a first contact arm portion of the first arm member in the terminal array direction.
  • FIGS. 7 A, 7 B and 7 C show longitudinal sectional views of the steps of attaching the movable member upon manufacturing of the flat conductor electric connector, FIG. 7 A showing a state immediately before attachment, FIG. 7 B showing a state in the middle of attachment, and FIG. 7 C showing a state after completion of attachment.
  • FIG. 8 A shows a longitudinal sectional view at the position of a slit of a first arm member in a terminal array direction of a flat conductor electric connector according to a variation
  • FIG. 8 B shows a partially-enlarged view.
  • FIG. 9 A shows a plan view of a mounting portion of a terminal in another variation
  • FIG. 9 B shows a bottom view of a mounting portion of a terminal in still another variation.
  • FIG. 10 shows a perspective view of the connector in still another variation without a movable member.
  • the present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and an object of the present invention is to provide a flat conductor electric connector capable of ensuring the strength of a die pin of a molding die for holding terminals by insert molding while the terminals are densely arrayed.
  • the flat conductor electric connector according to the present invention is a flat conductor electric connector mounted on a circuit board and electrically connected to a front end side portion of a band-shaped flat conductor extending in a front-back direction, the flat conductor electric connector including multiple terminals in such a shape that metal plate members are bent in a plate thickness direction thereof and a housing holding, by insert molding, the multiple terminals arrayed in a terminal array direction which is a band width direction.
  • each of the multiple terminals has, at least at one end portion in the front-back direction, a holding target portion held on the housing and an extending portion extending from the housing and formed with a mounting portion to be mounted on the circuit board by soldering, and the holding target portions adjacent to each other are arrayed and positioned in the terminal array direction with areas overlapping with each other in the front-back direction and the extending portions adjacent to each other are arrayed and positioned in the terminal array direction with areas overlapping with each other in the front-back direction.
  • the extending portion includes one extending portion or multiple extending portions separated from each other in the terminal array direction and has, at least at an end portion positioned outside the housing in the front-back direction and positioned on a housing side, a narrow portion of which the terminal width in the terminal array direction is narrower than the terminal width of the holding target portion, and an opening is formed by the narrow portion.
  • a clearance between a narrow portion of an optional extending portion and another extending portion adjacent to the narrow portion of the optional extending portion with respect to an opening is greater than a clearance between adjacent ones of the holding target portions.
  • the opening is formed by the narrow portion of the extending portion of the terminal so that a die pin of a molding die can enter the opening.
  • each terminal may be formed as a recessed portion at a side edge of the extending portion.
  • each terminal may have a first terminal member and a second terminal member sandwiching the flat conductor in a thickness direction thereof, a first extending portion of the first terminal member and a second extending portion of the second terminal member may form the extending portion, and the narrow portion may be formed at least at one of the first extending portion or the second extending portion.
  • openings may be, at a side edge of the first extending portion and a side edge of the second extending portion, formed by recessed portions facing each other in the terminal array direction.
  • the opening is formed by the narrow portion of the extending portion of the terminal so that the die pin of the molding die can enter such an opening.
  • the die pin with a sufficient strength can be used without the need for narrowing the entire area of the terminal and increasing a terminal array pitch, and the terminals can be densely arrayed while the terminals are held at proper positions.
  • FIGS. 1 A and 1 B are perspective views showing an electric connector 1 (hereinafter referred to as a “connector 1 ”) according to the present embodiment together with a flat conductor C as a partner connection body, FIG. 1 A showing a state before insertion of the flat conductor C and FIG. 1 B showing a state after insertion of the flat conductor C.
  • a connector 1 an electric connector 1 (hereinafter referred to as a “connector 1 ”) according to the present embodiment together with a flat conductor C as a partner connection body
  • FIG. 1 A showing a state before insertion of the flat conductor C
  • FIG. 1 B showing a state after insertion of the flat conductor C.
  • the connector 1 is a flat conductor electric connector arranged on a mounting surface of a circuit board (not shown) and connected to the flat conductor C such that the above-described circuit board and the flat conductor C are brought into electric conduction with each other.
  • the flat conductor C is in a band shape extending in a front-back direction (an X-axis direction) as shown in FIGS. 1 A and 1 B , and a front end side portion of the flat conductor C is connected to the connector 1 .
  • an X1 direction is the front
  • an X2 direction is the back.
  • circuit portions (not shown) extending in the front-back direction in an insulating layer of the flat conductor C are arrayed in a band width direction (a Y-axis direction) of the flat conductor C, and reach a front end (tip end) position of the flat conductor C. Front end side portions of these circuit portions are exposed at one surface, i.e., a lower surface, of the flat conductor C, and are contactable with later-described terminals 20 of the connector 1 .
  • Cutout portions C 1 are formed at both side edges of the above-described front end side portion, and a back end edge of an ear portion C 2 positioned at the front of the cutout portion C 1 functions as a locking target portion C 2 A to be locked at a locking portion 54 of a movable member 50 of the connector 1 as described later (see FIG. 6 A ). Moreover, a reinforcing plate C 3 is bonded to the other surface, i.e., an upper surface, of the front end side portion of the flat conductor C.
  • the connector 1 includes a housing 10 extending in a longitudinal direction as a connector width direction (the Y-axis direction) parallel with the mounting surface of the circuit board (not shown) and perpendicular to the front-back direction and made of an electric insulating material, the multiple metal terminals 20 held on the housing 10 in a terminal array direction as the connector width direction, the movable member 50 supported on the housing 10 to move (turn) between a closed position and an open position as described later and made of an electric insulating material, and metal fittings 60 held at both end portions of the housing 10 in the terminal array direction.
  • the front end side portion of the flat conductor C is, from the back side (the X2 side), inserted into and connected to the connector 1 (see an arrow of FIG. 1 A ).
  • the terminal 20 is used as a power supply terminal.
  • the terminal 20 has a first arm member 30 as a first arm portion and a second arm member 40 as a second arm portion, the first arm member 30 and the second arm member 40 being separate metal plate members.
  • the housing 10 has side walls 11 positioned on both end sides in the terminal array direction (the Y-axis direction) and extending in the front-back direction (the X-axis direction), a front wall 12 (see FIG. 3 ) extending in the terminal array direction to couple front end portions of the two side walls 11 , and a back wall 13 extending in the terminal array direction to couple back end portions of the two side walls 11 .
  • a space surrounded by the two side walls 11 and the front wall 12 and opening backward forms a receiving portion 14 which can receive the front end side portion of the flat conductor C from the back.
  • the side wall 11 has a guide portion 11 A extending, at a position close to a back end of the side wall 11 , inward from an upper portion of the side wall 11 in the terminal array direction.
  • the guide portion 11 A is provided at a position with a clearance from the back wall 13 in an upper-lower direction (a Z-axis direction).
  • the dimension of such a clearance in the upper-lower direction is slightly greater than the thickness dimension (the dimension in the upper-lower direction) of the flat conductor C, and entrance of side edge portions (both end side portions in the Y-axis direction) of the flat conductor C into the receiving portion 14 from the back is allowed by the above-described clearance.
  • An upper guide surface 11 A- 1 inclined downward toward the front is formed at a lower surface of a back end portion of the guide portion 11 A, and guides the side edge portion of the flat conductor C into the receiving portion 14 .
  • a side guide surface 11 B is formed at the back end portion of the side wall 11 .
  • the side guide surface 11 B forms an inclined surface inclined inward in the connector width direction toward the front, and guides the side edge portion of the flat conductor C into the receiving portion 14 .
  • a side groove portion 11 C penetrating the side wall 11 in the upper-lower direction at an intermediate position in the terminal array direction and opening backward is formed at a back half portion of the side wall 11 .
  • the side groove portion 11 C is, corresponding to a later-described restriction arm portion 63 of the metal fitting 60 , positioned below a later-described horizontal arm portion 63 B of the restriction arm portion 63 in the terminal array direction (see FIG. 2 B ).
  • back protruding portions 11 D protruding upward on both sides of the side groove portion 11 C are formed at the back end portion of the side wall 11 .
  • each back protruding portion 11 D forms a curved surface recessed in an arc shape, and such a curved surface is formed as a support surface 11 D- 1 turnably supporting a later-described turning shaft portion 53 of the movable member 50 (see FIGS. 7 A to 7 C ).
  • the front wall 12 has the function of a front holding portion holding, by insert molding (integral molding), later-described first front holding target portions 32 of the first arm members 30 of the terminals 20 and later-described second holding target portions 42 of the second arm members 40 of the terminals 20 .
  • support protruding portions 12 A protruding backward from a back surface of an upper portion of the front wall 12 are formed at positions corresponding to the terminals 20 in the terminal array direction.
  • the support protruding portion 12 A supports a later-described coupling portion 43 of the second arm member 40 in contact with a front surface of the coupling portion 43 (see FIGS. 5 A and 6 B ).
  • a lower protruding portion 12 B protruding downward from a lower surface of a front end portion of the front wall 12 and extending forward is, at the front wall 12 , formed at a position corresponding to a position between a later-described first forward-extending portion 33 and a later-described second extending portion 44 of each terminal 20 .
  • the lower protruding portion 12 B is formed with the same dimensions as those of the first forward-extending portion 33 and the second extending portion 44 in the upper-lower direction.
  • a lower surface of the lower protruding portion 12 B is positioned at the same height as that of a lower surface of each of the first forward-extending portion 33 and the second extending portion 44 , and is surface-contactable with the mounting surface of the circuit board (not shown).
  • the lower protruding portion 12 B has a front end protruding portion 12 B- 1 protruding forward beyond a front surface of the front wall 12 .
  • the front end protruding portion 12 B- 1 extends to an intermediate position in the front-back direction in a later-described pin insertable space 20 A formed between a first recessed portion 33 A- 2 of a first front mounting portion 33 A as described later and a second recessed portion 44 A- 2 of a second mounting portion 44 A as described later.
  • an upper surface of the front end protruding portion 12 B- 1 forms an inclined surface inclined downward toward the front.
  • the back wall 13 has the function of a back holding portion holding, by insert molding, later-described first back holding target portions 34 of the first arm members 30 .
  • a lower guide surface 13 A inclined upward toward the front is formed at an upper surface of a back end portion of the back wall 13 , and guides the front end portion of the flat conductor C into the receiving portion 14 .
  • the terminal 20 has the first arm member 30 as the first arm portion and the second arm member 40 as the second arm portion, the first arm member 30 and the second arm member 40 being the separate members. Since the terminal is formed of two members as described above, it is not necessary to perform bending for folding back a metal plate member upon manufacturing of the terminal, and therefore, the terminal is easily manufactured and a material yield is improved.
  • FIG. 4 A is a perspective view showing the terminal 20 in a state in which the first arm member 30 and the second arm member 40 overlap with each other
  • FIG. 4 B is a perspective view showing the first and second arm members 30 , 40 separated from each other.
  • the first arm member 30 and the second arm member 40 are formed in such a manner that band-shaped metal plate members extending in the front-back direction are bent in a plate thickness direction.
  • the first arm member 30 has a first contact arm portion 31 linearly extending across an area between the front wall 12 and the back wall 13 in the front-back direction, the first front holding target portion 32 extending in a substantially lying L-shape from a front end of the first contact arm portion 31 and held on the front wall 12 , the first forward-extending portion 33 extending forward from a lower end of the first front holding target portion 32 , the first back holding target portion 34 extending in a substantially lying L-shape from a back end of the first contact arm portion 31 and held on the back wall 13 , and a first backward-extending portion 35 extending backward from a back end of the first back holding target portion 34 . As shown in FIGS.
  • the first arm member 30 is configured such that a later-described first front vertical portion 32 B of the first front holding target portion 32 and the first forward-extending portion 33 are, with a terminal width (a dimension in the terminal array direction) of the substantially half of the terminal width of other portions of the first arm member 30 , formed on a Y2 side at the first arm member 30 .
  • the first contact arm portion 31 extends across an area between a back end surface of the front wall 12 and a front end surface of the back wall 13 in the front-back direction in a posture in which the upper-lower direction is the plate thickness direction, and is exposed through the housing 10 .
  • a window-shaped slit 31 A penetrating the first contact arm portion 31 in the upper-lower direction and extending in the front-back direction is formed at the first contact arm portion 31
  • contact stripe portions 31 B extending in the front-back direction and formed elastically displaceable in the upper-lower direction are formed at positions on both sides of the slit 31 A in the terminal array direction.
  • the slit 31 A is, as shown in FIG. 4 B , in a substantially diamond shape of which the longitudinal direction is the front-back direction.
  • the contact stripe portion 31 B positioned on each side of the slit 31 A has the minimum terminal width at an intermediate position (a position at which the width dimension of the slit 31 A in the terminal array direction is maximum) in the front-back direction, and has the maximum terminal width at a front end position and a back end position.
  • a portion of the contact stripe portion 31 B with the minimum terminal width is formed as a first contact portion 31 B- 1 contactable with a lower surface of the front end side portion of the flat conductor C with contact pressure.
  • the circuit portions are exposed at the lower surface of the front end side portion of the flat conductor C, and the first contact portions 31 B- 1 function as contact portions configured to contact and be electrically connected to the above-described circuit portions.
  • the slit 31 A is formed at the first contact arm portion 31 , the two first contact portions 31 B- 1 are provided at the single first contact arm portion 31 so that the reliability of contact with the flat conductor C can be improved.
  • each contact stripe portion 31 B is thinner than the entirety of the first contact arm portion 31 and is easily elastically displaceable, the flat conductor C is easily inserted into a portion among the first contact portions 31 B- 1 and a later-described second contact portion 41 A.
  • the contact stripe portion 31 B has the minimum terminal width at the position of the first contact portion 31 B- 1 , the contact stripe portion 31 B is easily elastically displaceable in the upper-lower direction at the position of the first contact portion 31 B- 1 upon contact with the above-described circuit portion. Moreover, since the contact stripe portion 31 B has the maximum terminal width at the front end position and the back end position, the strength of the contact stripe portion 31 B can be ensured at these positions.
  • the first front holding target portion 32 is formed bent in the plate thickness direction to form the substantially lying L-shape as viewed in the terminal array direction, and is held on the front wall 12 by insert molding.
  • the first front holding target portion 32 has a first front horizontal portion 32 A as a first base portion extending forward from the front end of the first contact arm portion 31 and the first front vertical portion 32 B bent at a front end of a Y2-side portion of the first front horizontal portion 32 A and extending downward.
  • the first front horizontal portion 32 A is formed with the same terminal width as that of the first contact arm portion 31 , but the first front vertical portion 32 B is formed with a terminal width of the substantially half of the terminal width of the first contact arm portion 31 at a position close to the Y2 side in the terminal array direction.
  • the first front horizontal portion 32 A and the first front vertical portion 32 B are embedded in the front wall 12 .
  • the first forward-extending portion 33 is bent at a lower end of the first front vertical portion 32 B, and extends forward.
  • the first forward-extending portion 33 is positioned within the area of the front wall 12 in the front-back direction, extends along the lower surface of the front wall 12 , and further extends forward beyond the front surface of the front wall 12 .
  • the first forward-extending portion 33 is positioned in the area of the first front horizontal portion 32 A as the first base portion in the terminal array direction.
  • a portion positioned at the front of the front wall 12 is formed as the first front mounting portion 33 A mounted on the mounting surface of the circuit board by soldering.
  • the first front mounting portion 33 A surface-contacts the corresponding circuit portion (not shown) of the circuit board at a lower surface of the first front mounting portion 33 A, and is connectable to the corresponding circuit portion by soldering.
  • the first front mounting portion 33 A is formed with a first narrow portion 33 A- 1 at a back end portion, i.e., an end portion positioned on a front wall 12 side.
  • a side edge of the first narrow portion 33 A- 1 extending in the front-back direction on a Y1 side is positioned recessed to the Y2 side with respect to a Y1-side edge of other portions of the first forward-extending portion 33 .
  • the first narrow portion 33 A- 1 has a smaller terminal width than that of the other portions of the first forward-extending portion 33 .
  • the first recessed portion 33 A- 2 as an opening is formed on the Y1 side of the above-described back end portion by the first narrow portion 33 A- 1 . That is, the first recessed portion 33 A- 2 is in such a shape that the Y1-side edge of the back end portion of the first front mounting portion 33 A as described above is cut out in a rectangular shape, and opens to the Y1 side. As shown in FIG. 5 C , a back end of the first narrow portion 33 A- 1 , i.e., a back end of the first recessed portion 33 A- 2 , is at the same position as that of the front surface of the front wall 12 in the front-back direction.
  • the first back holding target portion 34 extends with the same terminal width as that of the first contact arm portion 31 from the back end of the first contact arm portion 31 .
  • the first back holding target portion 34 is formed bent in the plate thickness direction to form the substantially lying L-shape as viewed in the terminal array direction, and is held on the back wall 13 by insert molding.
  • the first back holding target portion 34 has a first back horizontal portion 34 A extending backward from the back end of the first contact arm portion 31 and a first back vertical portion 34 B bent at a back end of the first back horizontal portion 34 A and extending downward.
  • the first back horizontal portion 34 A and the first back vertical portion 34 B are positioned inside the back wall 13 , and are embedded in the back wall 13 .
  • the first backward-extending portion 35 is bent at a lower end of the first back vertical portion 34 B, and extends backward.
  • the first backward-extending portion 35 is positioned within the area of the back wall 13 in the front-back direction, extends along a lower surface of the back wall 13 , and further extends backward beyond a back surface of the back wall 13 .
  • a portion positioned at the back of the back wall 13 is formed as a first back mounting portion 35 A mounted on the mounting surface of the circuit board by soldering.
  • the first back mounting portion 35 A surface-contacts the corresponding circuit portion (not shown) of the circuit board at a lower surface of the first back mounting portion 35 A, and is connectable to the corresponding circuit portion by soldering.
  • the second arm member 40 has a second contact arm portion 41 extending in the front-back direction, the second holding target portion 42 positioned at the front of the second contact arm portion 41 and held on the front wall 12 , the coupling portion 43 extending in the upper-lower direction to couple a front end of the second contact arm portion 41 and a back end of the second holding target portion 42 to each other, and the second extending portion 44 extending forward from a lower end of the second holding target portion 42 . As shown in FIGS.
  • the second arm member 40 is configured such that a later-described second vertical portion 42 B of the second holding target portion 42 and the second extending portion 44 are, with a terminal width (a dimension in the terminal array direction) of the substantially half of the terminal width of other portions of the second arm member 40 , formed on the Y1 side at the second arm member 40 .
  • the second contact arm portion 41 extends, above the first contact arm portion 31 of the first arm member 30 , backward from a back end position of the front wall 12 at a position apart from the first contact arm portion 31 .
  • the second contact arm portion 41 has the same terminal width as that of the first contact arm portion 31 , and is at the same position as that of the first contact arm portion 31 in the terminal array direction.
  • a back end (a free end) of the second contact arm portion 41 is positioned among the first contact portions 31 B- 1 of the first contact arm portion 31 and the back end of the first contact arm portion 31 in the front-back direction.
  • the second contact portion 41 A protruding downward at the same position as that of the first contact portion 31 B- 1 in the front-back direction is formed by bending of the second contact arm portion 41 in the plate thickness direction.
  • the dimension of a clearance formed by the first contact portion 31 B- 1 and the second contact portion 41 A in the upper-lower direction is smaller than the thickness dimension of the flat conductor C.
  • a portion of the second contact arm portion 41 from the second contact portion 41 A to a back end is formed as a back end inclined portion 41 B inclined upward toward the back.
  • the second holding target portion 42 is formed bent in the plate thickness direction to form a substantially lying L-shape as viewed in the terminal array direction, and is held on the front wall 12 by insert molding.
  • the second holding target portion 42 has a second horizontal portion 42 A as a second base portion extending forward from a lower end of the coupling portion 43 and the second vertical portion 42 B bent at a front end of a Y1-side portion of the second horizontal portion 42 A and extending downward.
  • the second horizontal portion 42 A is formed with the same terminal width as that of the second contact arm portion 41 , but the second vertical portion 42 B is, with a terminal width of the substantially half of the terminal width of the second contact arm portion 41 , formed at a position close to the Y1 side in the terminal array direction.
  • the second horizontal portion 42 A and the second vertical portion 42 B are embedded in the back wall 13 .
  • the second horizontal portion 42 A has the same terminal width as that of the first front horizontal portion 32 A of the first arm member 30 , and is at the same position as that of the first front horizontal portion 32 A in the terminal array direction. Moreover, a portion from the second horizontal portion 42 A to the back end of the second contact arm portion 41 has the same terminal width as that of a portion from the first front horizontal portion 32 A to the back end of the first contact arm portion 31 , and is at the same position as that of such a portion in the terminal array direction. With this configuration, the multiple terminals 20 can be densely arrayed, and as a result, reduction in the size of the connector 1 in the terminal array direction is achieved.
  • the phrase “densely arrayed” as described herein means that the first arm member 30 and the second arm member 40 are arrayed close to each other such that a clearance (indicated by “P 2 ” in FIG. 5 C ) between portions (dashed portions in FIG. 5 C ) of the first forward-extending portion 33 and the second extending portion 44 positioned at the back of the front surface of the front wall 12 of the housing 10 is as small as possible.
  • the second vertical portion 42 B has the same terminal width as that of the first front vertical portion 32 B of the first arm member 30 , is at the same position as that of the first front vertical portion 32 B in the front-back direction and the upper-lower direction, and is positioned differently from the first front vertical portion 32 B and is adjacent to the first front vertical portion 32 B in the terminal array direction.
  • the second horizontal portion 42 A surface-contacts, at a lower surface thereof, an upper surface of the first front horizontal portion 32 A of the first arm member 30 , and can be in electric conduction with the first front horizontal portion 32 A.
  • the first front horizontal portion 32 A and the second horizontal portion 42 A are held on the front wall 12 in a state in which the first front horizontal portion 32 A and the second horizontal portion 42 A overlap with and surface-contact each other in the upper-lower direction, and therefore, the dimension of the connector 1 in the upper-lower direction can be reduced and reduction in the size in the upper-lower direction, i.e., reduction in the height, can be achieved.
  • the second horizontal portion 42 A is, at an upper surface thereof, supported on the front wall 12 .
  • the second horizontal portion 42 A can resist force acting on the second horizontal portion 42 A in an elastic displacement direction, i.e., the upward force of separating the second horizontal portion 42 A from the first front horizontal portion 32 A, and separation of the first front horizontal portion 32 A and the second horizontal portion 42 A can be prevented.
  • a sufficiently-great contact pressure on the flat conductor C for sandwiching the flat conductor C by the first contact portions 31 B- 1 and the second contact portion 41 A can be more reliably ensured.
  • the coupling portion 43 has the same terminal width as those of the second contact arm portion 41 and the second horizontal portion 42 A, is bent upward at a back end of the second horizontal portion 42 A, and is coupled to the front end of the second contact arm portion 41 .
  • the coupling portion 43 extends along a back surface of the support protruding portion 12 A of the front wall 12 , i.e., a protruding top surface of the support protruding portion 12 A, at a position at the back of the front wall 12 .
  • the front surface of the coupling portion 43 is supported on the back surface of the support protruding portion 12 A.
  • the front surface of the coupling portion 43 is supported on the back surface of the support protruding portion 12 A as described above.
  • the coupling portion 43 can resist force acting on the coupling portion 43 and having a forward component, and as a result, separation of the first front horizontal portion 32 A and the second horizontal portion 42 A can be prevented.
  • a sufficiently-great contact pressure on the flat conductor C for sandwiching the flat conductor C by the first contact portions 31 B- 1 and the second contact portion 41 A can be more reliably ensured.
  • the second extending portion 44 is bent at a lower end of the second vertical portion 42 B, and extends forward.
  • the second extending portion 44 is positioned within the area of the front wall 12 in the front-back direction, extends along the lower surface of the front wall 12 , and further extends forward beyond the front surface of the front wall 12 .
  • the second extending portion 44 is positioned in the area of the second horizontal portion 42 A as the second base portion in the terminal array direction.
  • the second extending portion 44 has the same terminal width as that of the first forward-extending portion 33 of the first arm member 30 , is at the same position as that of the first forward-extending portion 33 in the front-back direction and the upper-lower direction, and is positioned differently from the first forward-extending portion 33 and is adjacent to the first forward-extending portion 33 in the terminal array direction.
  • a portion positioned at the front of the front wall 12 is formed as the second mounting portion 44 A mounted on the mounting surface of the circuit board by soldering.
  • the second mounting portion 44 A surface-contacts, at a lower surface thereof, the same corresponding circuit portion (not shown) as the corresponding circuit portion on which the first front mounting portion 33 A of the first arm member 30 is mounted, and is connectable to the corresponding circuit portion by soldering.
  • the second mounting portion 44 A is formed with a second narrow portion 44 A- 1 at a back end portion, i.e., an end portion positioned on the front wall 12 side.
  • a side edge of the second narrow portion 44 A- 1 extending in the front-back direction on the Y2 side is positioned recessed to the Y1 side with respect to a Y2-side edge of other portions of the second extending portion 44 .
  • the second narrow portion 44 A- 1 has a smaller terminal width than that of the other portions of the second extending portion 44 .
  • the second recessed portion 44 A- 2 as an opening is formed on the Y2 side of the above-described back end portion by the second narrow portion 44 A- 1 . That is, the second recessed portion 44 A- 2 is in such a shape that the Y2-side edge of the back end portion of the second mounting portion 44 A as described above is cut out in a rectangular shape, and opens to the Y2 side.
  • a space between the first narrow portion 33 A- 1 and the second narrow portion 44 A- 1 in the terminal array direction i.e., a space formed between the first recessed portion 33 A- 2 and the second recessed portion 44 A- 2 , is formed as the pin insertable space 20 A allowing insertion of a die pin (not shown), which is provided at a molding die, in the upper-lower direction when the terminal 20 is held on the housing 10 by insert molding.
  • the dimension of a clearance between the first narrow portion 33 A- 1 and the second narrow portion 44 A- 1 in the terminal array direction i.e., the dimension (indicated by “P 1 ” in FIG. 5 C ) of the pin insertable space 20 A, is greater than a clearance between portions of the first front vertical portion 32 B and the second vertical portion 42 B positioned immediately at the back of the front wall 12 and greater than a clearance between the first forward-extending portion 33 (excluding the first narrow portion 33 A- 1 ) and the second extending portion 44 (excluding the second narrow portion 44 A- 1 ) in the terminal array direction.
  • 5 C shows a state in which the dimension P 1 of the pin insertable space 20 A in the terminal array direction is greater than the clearance P 2 between the portions (the dashed portions in FIG. 5 C ) of the first forward-extending portion 33 and the second extending portion 44 positioned at the back of the front surface of the front wall 12 of the housing 10 .
  • the movable member 50 is provided above the housing 10 and the terminals 20 , and is turnable about the axis of the later-described turning shaft portion 53 between the closed position at which the movable member 50 is in a posture parallel with the circuit board (not shown) as shown in FIGS. 1 A and 1 B and the open position at which the movable member 50 is in a posture standing in the upper-lower direction as shown in FIGS. 2 A and 2 B .
  • the movable member 50 is at the closed position, detachment of the flat conductor C is inhibited.
  • the movable member 50 is at the open position, detachment of the flat conductor C is allowed.
  • the movable member 50 has a plate-shaped body portion 51 extending in a longitudinal direction which is the terminal array direction (the Y-axis direction), end plate portions 52 provided at both end positions of the body portion 51 in the terminal array direction, the turning shaft portions 53 provided on a lower end side of the end plate portions 52 , and the locking portions 54 (see FIG. 2 B ) protruding forward (the X1 direction) from the end plate portions 52 .
  • the movable member 50 is positioned across the substantially same area as that of the housing 10 in the terminal array direction. In the front-back direction, the movable member 50 is positioned to cover the substantially entire area of the receiving portion 14 when the movable member 50 is at the closed position (see FIGS. 1 A, 1 B, and 5 A ), and is positioned on a back end side of the housing 10 when the movable member 50 is at the open position (see FIGS. 2 A and 2 B ).
  • groove-shaped body groove portions 51 A extending in the upper-lower direction at positions corresponding to the terminals 20 in the terminal array direction are formed at a front surface (a surface on the X1 side) of the body portion 51 when the movable member 50 is at the open position. Since the body groove portions 51 A are formed at the body portion 51 as described above, contact of the body portion 51 with the second contact arm portions 41 of the second arm members 40 of the terminals 20 when the body portion 51 is at the closed position can be avoided.
  • a slit-shaped end groove portion 52 A extending downward from a position close to an upper end and penetrating the end plate portion 52 in the front-back direction is formed at a position corresponding to the side groove portion 11 C of the housing 10 and the later-described restriction arm portion 63 of the metal fitting 60 in the terminal array direction.
  • the end groove portion 52 A is positioned within the area of the side groove portion 11 C of the housing 10 in the front-back direction, and houses a later-described bent arm portion 63 B- 2 of the metal fitting 60 (see FIG. 7 C ).
  • a lower end of the end plate portion 52 is recessed with respect to a lower end of the body portion 51 at a position corresponding to the guide portion 11 A of the housing 10 in the front-back direction and the terminal array direction, thereby forming an end recessed portion 52 B.
  • the end recessed portion 52 B houses the guide portion 11 A, and accordingly, contact among the movable member 50 and the guide portions 11 A is avoided.
  • the turning shaft portion 53 is provided coupled to the lower end of the end plate portion 52 at a position outside the end recessed portion 52 B in the terminal array direction, and extends across an area including the end groove portion 52 A.
  • the turning shaft portion 53 is configured such that the sectional shape thereof along a plane perpendicular to the terminal array direction is a substantially rectangular shape and a surface thereof in an area from a back surface to a lower surface when the movable member 50 is at the closed position forms a single continuous raised curved surface.
  • This raised curved surface is curved with the substantially same curvature as that of the support surface 11 D- 1 of the housing 10 , and forms a support target surface 53 A turnably supported by the support surface 11 D- 1 in the course of turning the movable member 50 .
  • the locking portion 54 is, in a state in which the end plate portion 52 is at the open position, positioned above the end recessed portion 52 B and slightly inward from the end recessed portion 52 B in the terminal array direction, and protrudes from the front surface (a lower surface at the closed position) of the end plate portion 52 (also see FIG. 6 A ).
  • the locking portions 54 are, in the terminal array direction, positioned corresponding to both outer sides of an area where the terminals 20 are arrayed, specifically the side edge portions of the flat conductor C. As shown in FIG.
  • a lower surface of the locking portion 54 when the movable member 50 is at the closed position is formed as an inclined surface 54 A inclined downward toward the front, and a front surface of the locking portion 54 is formed as a locking surface 54 B forming a flat surface perpendicular to the front-back direction.
  • the locking portions 54 enter the cutout portions C 1 of the flat conductor C from above.
  • the locking portions 54 are positioned such that the locking surfaces 54 B thereof are lockable to the locking target portions C 2 A at the back thereof, and detachment of the flat conductor C is inhibited accordingly.
  • the metal fitting 60 is formed in such a manner that a metal plate member is bent in a plate thickness direction.
  • the two metal fittings 60 provided at the connector 1 i.e., the metal fitting 60 positioned on the Y1 side and the metal fitting 60 positioned on the Y2 side, have shapes symmetrical to each other in the terminal array direction.
  • the metal fitting 60 on the Y2 side will be described, and description of the metal fitting 60 on the Y1 side will be omitted. As shown in FIGS.
  • the metal fitting 60 has a fixing portion 61 extending to face the mounting surface of the circuit board (not shown), a reinforcing portion 62 held on the housing 10 by insert molding, and the restriction arm portion 63 supporting the turning shaft portion 53 of the movable member 50 and restricting upward and forward movement of the turning shaft portion 53 .
  • the fixing portion 61 is formed in such a flat plate shape that a plate surface (a surface perpendicular to the plate thickness direction) thereof is parallel with the mounting surface of the circuit board (not shown), and is in a substantially L-shape as viewed from above.
  • the fixing portion 61 has a back fixing portion 61 A extending in the terminal array direction and a front fixing portion 61 B extending forward from the back fixing portion 61 A at an inner position in the terminal array direction.
  • the back fixing portion 61 A is positioned at the back of the side wall 11 of the housing 10 .
  • the front fixing portion 61 B extends forward along a lower surface of the side wall 11 at a position inside the side groove portion 11 C in the terminal array direction.
  • the fixing portion 61 surface-contacts, at a lower surface thereof, a corresponding portion of the mounting surface of the circuit board, and is connected and fixed to such a mounting surface by soldering.
  • the reinforcing portion 62 has a vertical plate portion 62 A bent at an inner edge in the terminal array direction at a front end portion of the front fixing portion 61 B and extending upward and a horizontal plate portion 62 B bent at an upper edge of the vertical plate portion 62 A and extending inward in the terminal array direction.
  • the reinforcing portion 62 is positioned within the area of the guide portion 11 A of the side wall 11 in the front-back direction.
  • the vertical plate portion 62 A is embedded in an inner portion of the side wall 11 with respect to the side groove portion 11 C, thereby reinforcing such an inner portion.
  • the horizontal plate portion 62 B is embedded in the guide portion 11 A to reinforce the guide portion 11 A.
  • the restriction arm portion 63 has a vertical arm portion 63 A bent at a front edge of the back fixing portion 61 A at a position outside the back fixing portion 61 A in the terminal array direction and extending upward and the horizontal arm portion 63 B bent at an upper edge of the vertical arm portion 63 A and extending forward.
  • the restriction arm portion 63 is positioned corresponding to the side groove portion 11 C of the housing 10 and the turning shaft portion 53 of the movable member 50 in the terminal array direction.
  • the vertical arm portion 63 A is positioned at the back of the side groove portion 11 C.
  • the horizontal arm portion 63 B extends forward at immediately above the side groove portion 11 C, and as shown in FIG. 2 A , is positioned to penetrate the end groove portion 52 A of the movable member 50 at the open position.
  • the horizontal arm portion 63 B is bent downward at an intermediate position in the front-back direction, and is further bent diagonally forward-upward.
  • a substantially back half portion of the horizontal arm portion 63 B forms a linear arm portion 63 B- 1 linearly extending in the front-back direction
  • a substantially front half portion of the horizontal arm portion 63 B forms the substantially V-shaped bent arm portion 63 B- 2 as viewed in the terminal array direction.
  • the linear arm portion 63 B- 1 is configured such that a front end side portion thereof is formed as an upper restriction portion 63 B- 1 A configured to contact the turning shaft portion 53 from above to restrict excessive upward movement of the turning shaft portion 53 .
  • the bent arm portion 63 B- 2 is configured such that a portion thereof extending in the upper-lower direction is formed as a front restriction portion 63 B- 2 A positioned contactable with the turning shaft portion 53 from the front to restrict excessive forward movement of the turning shaft portion 53 .
  • the upper restriction portion 63 B- 1 A and the front restriction portion 63 B- 2 A can constantly restrict excessive upward and forward movement of the turning shaft portion 53 even when the movable member 50 is at any turning position, and therefore, unexpected detachment of the movable member 50 from the housing 10 can be favorably prevented.
  • the connector 1 is manufactured in the following manner.
  • the second horizontal portions 42 A of the second arm members 40 are arranged in the molding die (not shown) in a state in which each second horizontal portion 42 A overlaps with a corresponding one of the first front horizontal portions 32 A of the first arm members 30 from above, and the metal fittings 60 are also arranged in the molding die.
  • the molding die can be divided into multiple parts, and the die pins for molding the housing in a state in which the positions of the first arm members 30 and the second arm members 40 are set are provided to extend in the upper-lower direction at least at one of an upper die arranged from above and a lower die arranged from below.
  • the die pin is inserted in the upper-lower direction into the pin insertable space 20 A (see FIG. 5 C ) formed between the first narrow portion 33 A- 1 and the second narrow portion 44 A- 1 . At this point, the pin is inserted and positioned at a front half portion in the pin insertable space 20 A.
  • the die pin of the molding die can enter the above-described pin insertable space 20 A, and therefore, even if the first arm member 30 and the second arm member 40 are arrayed adjacent to each other in the terminal array direction with a narrow clearance therebetween, it is not necessary to thinly form the die pin and the die pin with a sufficient strength can be arranged upon insert molding of the terminals 20 and the housing 10 .
  • the terminals can be densely arrayed at proper positions without the need for narrowing the entire area of the terminal and increasing a terminal array pitch.
  • the movable member 50 is attached to the housing 10 from the front.
  • the steps of attaching the movable member 50 will be described based on FIGS. 7 A to 7 C .
  • the movable member 50 in the posture at the closed position is arranged on the housing 10 at a position at the front of the metal fittings 60 .
  • the movable member 50 is moved backward while the posture thereof at the closed position is maintained.
  • the turning shaft portions 53 contact, from the front, front end side portions of the bent arm portions 63 B- 2 of the metal fittings 60 , i.e., portions inclined diagonally forward-upward, and accordingly, the bent arm portions 63 B- 2 and therefore the horizontal arm portions 63 B are elastically displaced upward. As a result, further backward movement of the movable member 50 is allowed.
  • the fixing portions 61 of the metal fittings 60 are not fixed to the mounting surface of the circuit board.
  • the metal fittings 60 are elastically displaceable, taking, as an arm length, the entire length of a portion along an area from a front end portion of the restriction arm portion 63 to the front end portion of the front fixing portion 61 B. That is, in the course of attaching the movable member 50 , the horizontal arm portions 63 B, the vertical arm portions 63 A, and the fixing portions 61 are elastically displaced as shown in FIG. 7 B .
  • the horizontal arm portions 63 B are easily displaced upward because a great arm length can be ensured as described above. As a result, the movable member 50 is easily attached.
  • first front mounting portions 33 A and the first back mounting portions 35 A of the first arm members 30 of the terminals 20 and the second mounting portions 44 A of the second arm members 40 of the terminals 20 are each connected to the corresponding circuit portions of the circuit board by soldering, and the fixing portions 61 of the metal fittings 60 are connected and fixed to the corresponding portions of the circuit board by soldering.
  • the metal fittings 60 are fixed to the circuit board by soldering, and accordingly, elastically-displaceable portions of the metal fittings 60 are only the restriction arm portions 63 .
  • the arm length of the metal fitting 60 for elastic displacement is shortened, and the restriction arm portion 63 is less likely to be elastically displaced.
  • detachment of the movable member 50 from the housing 10 after the connector 1 has been mounted on the circuit board can be more reliably prevented.
  • the flat conductor C is positioned at the back of the connector 1 to extend in the front-back direction along the mounting surface of the circuit board (not shown).
  • the flat conductor C is inserted forward into the receiving portion 14 of the connector 1 .
  • the flat conductor C is guided into the receiving portion 14 by the upper guide surfaces 11 A- 1 , the side guide surfaces 11 B, and the lower guide surface 13 A of the housing 10 .
  • forward force (component force) and upward force (component force) act on the inclined surfaces 54 A.
  • the locking portions 54 and therefore the movable member 50 are, by the upward force, lifted by the thickness dimension of the flat conductor C, and further entrance of the flat conductor C is allowed.
  • the upper restriction portions 63 B- 1 A of the metal fittings 60 receive the upward force from the turning shaft portions 53 of the movable member 50 , and the horizontal arm portions 63 B are elastically displaced upward. Accordingly, upward movement of the movable member 50 is allowed.
  • the front end of the flat conductor C contacts plate surfaces (inclined surfaces) of the back end inclined portions 41 B of the second contact arm portions 41 of the second arm members 40 , and the second contact arm portions 41 are elastically displaced upward. Then, the flat conductor C enters a portion among the second contact portions 41 A and the first contact portions 31 B- 1 of the first arm members 30 (see FIG. 6 B ).
  • the ear portions C 2 of the flat conductor C pass by the position of the locking portion 54 of the movable member 50 , and the cutout portions C 1 reach the position of the locking portion 54 .
  • the movable member 50 returns to the closed position, the locking portions 54 enter the cutout portions C 1 from above, and the locking surfaces 54 B of the locking portions 54 are positioned lockable to the locking target portions C 2 A of the flat conductor C from the back.
  • the locking portions 54 are lockable to the locking target portions C 2 A as described above, and therefore, unexpected backward detachment of the flat conductor C is prevented.
  • the circuit portions exposed at the lower surface of the flat conductor C are pressed against the first contact portions 31 B- 1 from above, contact the first contact portions 31 B- 1 with contact pressure, and are brought into electric conduction with the first contact portions 31 B- 1 .
  • the first contact portions 31 B- 1 receive force from above from the circuit portions, and the contact stripe portions 31 B are slightly elastically displaced downward.
  • the flat conductor C enters the portion among the first contact portions 31 B- 1 and the second contact portions 41 A and the second contact arm portions 41 are elastically displaced upward, and accordingly, the force in the elastic displacement direction, i.e., the upward force of separating the second horizontal portions 42 A from the first front horizontal portions 32 A, acts on the second horizontal portions 42 A of the second arm members 40 .
  • the second horizontal portions 42 A of the second arm members 40 are, at the upper surfaces thereof, supported on the front wall 12 , and therefore, the second horizontal portions 42 A can resist the upward force acting thereon and separation of the first front horizontal portions 32 A and the second horizontal portions 42 A can be prevented.
  • the second contact arm portions 41 of the second arm members 40 are elastically displaced upward, and accordingly, the force having the forward component acts on the coupling portions 43 .
  • the front surfaces of the coupling portions 43 of the second arm members 40 are supported on the back surfaces of the support protruding portions 12 A of the front wall 12 .
  • the coupling portions 43 can resist the above-described force acting thereon. This can also prevent separation of the first front horizontal portions 32 A and the second horizontal portions 42 A.
  • separation of the first front horizontal portions 32 A and the second horizontal portions 42 A is favorably prevented, and therefore, a sufficiently-great contact pressure on the flat conductor C for sandwiching the flat conductor C by the first contact portions 31 B- 1 and the second contact portions 41 A can be more reliably ensured.
  • the movable member 50 When the flat conductor C is detached from the connector 1 , the movable member 50 is turned and brought into the open position. As a result, the locking portions 54 of the movable member 50 are taken out of the cutout portions C 1 of the flat conductor C, and a locked state among the locking portions 54 and the locking target portions C 2 A of the flat conductor C is canceled. Thus, the flat conductor C can be pulled backward and be detached from the connector 1 with no difficulty.
  • the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the already-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made.
  • the first forward-extending portion 33 and the first backward-extending portion 35 of the first arm member 30 and the second extending portion 44 of the second arm member 40 are positioned below the lower surface of the housing 10 .
  • these portions may be provided at the same height position as that of the lower surface of the housing 10 in the upper-lower direction.
  • FIGS. 8 A and 8 B indicate portions of a housing, a first arm member, a second arm member, and a movable member corresponding to those in the already-described embodiment by such reference numerals that “100” is added to the reference numerals in the already-described embodiment.
  • a first forward-extending portion (not shown) and a first backward-extending portion 135 of a first arm member 130 and a second extending portion 144 of a second arm member 140 are, at lower surfaces thereof, positioned at the same height as that of a lower surface of a housing 110 in the upper-lower direction.
  • no portion equivalent to the lower protruding portion 12 B see FIGS.
  • a front end protruding portion 112 B- 1 equivalent to the front end protruding portion 12 B- 1 in the already-described embodiment is formed to protrude from a front surface of a lower portion of the front wall 112 .
  • the front end protruding portion 112 B- 1 is a portion corresponding to the front end protruding portion 12 B- 1 in the already-described embodiment, and is formed at a back half portion in a pin insertable space 120 A formed between a first recessed portion (not shown) of a first front mounting portion and a second recessed portion 144 A- 2 of a second mounting portion 144 A.
  • the pin insertable space 20 A is formed by the first recessed portion 33 A- 2 and the second recessed portion 44 A- 2 as the openings, and the first recessed portion 33 A- 2 and the second recessed portion 44 A- 2 are formed such that the opposing side edge portions (the edge portions extending in the front-back direction) of the first front mounting portion 33 A and the second mounting portion 44 A are cut out in the same shape and are symmetrical to each other in the terminal array direction (see FIGS. 4 A and 5 C ).
  • the positions, shapes, and sizes of the openings are not limited to above.
  • FIG. 9 A indicates portions of a housing, a first arm member, and a second arm member corresponding to those in the already-described embodiment by such reference numerals that “200” is added to the reference numerals in the already-described embodiment. Description of portions with the same shapes as those of the already-described embodiment will be omitted.
  • This variation is similar to the already-described embodiment on the point that the first recessed portion 233 A- 2 of a first front mounting portion 233 A and the second recessed portion 244 A- 2 of a second mounting portion 244 A are, at opposing side edge portions thereof, cut out at the same position in the front-back direction, but is different from the already-described embodiment on the point that the second recessed portion 244 A- 2 is greatly cut out in the terminal array direction as compared to the first recessed portion 233 A- 2 and the first recessed portion 233 A- 2 and the second recessed portion 244 A- 2 are asymmetric to each other.
  • a pin insertable space 320 A may be formed in such a manner that a narrow portion is formed only at one of a first front mounting portion 333 A or a second mounting portion 344 A.
  • FIG. 9 B indicates portions of a housing, a first arm member, and a second arm member corresponding to those in the already-described embodiment by such reference numerals that “300” is added to the reference numerals in the already-described embodiment. Description of portions with the same shapes as those of the already-described embodiment will be omitted.
  • a Y1-side edge of the first front mounting portion 333 A of a first forward-extending portion 333 is positioned on the Y2 side with respect to a Y1-side edge of a portion other than the first front mounting portion 333 A, and accordingly, a first front narrow portion 333 A- 1 is formed.
  • no narrow portion is formed at the second mounting portion 344 A.
  • the first front mounting portion 333 A has a narrow terminal width across the entire area in the front-back direction, and the entirety of the first front mounting portion 333 A forms a narrow portion.
  • the pin insertable space 320 A formed between the first front mounting portion 333 A and the second mounting portion 344 A is formed across the entire areas of the first front mounting portion 333 A and the second mounting portion 344 A in the front-back direction.
  • FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing the connector of such a variation without a movable member. In the variation shown in FIG. 10 , it is configured such that at the connector 1 in the already-described embodiment, multiple signal terminals are provided on both outer sides of the area where the terminals 20 are arrayed.
  • FIG. 10 indicates portions corresponding to those in the already-described embodiment by such reference numerals that “400” is added to the reference numerals in the already-described embodiment. Description of portions with the same shapes as those of the already-described embodiment will be omitted.
  • a signal terminal 470 in this variation is formed in such a manner that a flat metal plate member is punched out in a plate thickness direction.
  • the signal terminal 470 is held on a front wall 412 of a housing 410 by insert molding in a posture in which the plate thickness direction of the signal terminal 470 is coincident with the terminal array direction.
  • the signal terminal 470 sandwiches the flat conductor by two elastically-displaceable contact arm portions 471 extending backward from the front wall 412 , and is electrically connected to the flat conductor.
  • the form for holding the signal terminal 470 as described herein is not limited to holding by insert molding, and may be holding by press-fitting, for example. In the case of holding by press-fitting, the signal terminal 470 is press-fitted in a terminal holding groove formed at the front wall 412 of the housing 410 .
  • all of the terminals 20 are used as the power supply terminals. Instead, in the case of providing multiple terminals of the same type with the same shape, some of the terminals and the other terminals may be different from each other in intended use. For example, some of the multiple terminals may be used as power supply terminals, and the other terminals may be used as signal terminals.
  • the circuit portions of the flat conductor are exposed at the lower surface of the front end side portion of the flat conductor, and contact the first contact portions of the first arm members.
  • the circuit portions may be exposed at an upper surface of the front end side portion of the flat conductor, and the second contact portions of the second arm members may contact and be electrically connected to the circuit portions.
  • circuit portions forming two layers in the upper-lower direction may be formed at the flat conductor and may be exposed at both of the upper and lower surfaces of the front end side portion of the flat conductor, and the first contact portions of the first arm members may contact the circuit portion at the lower surface and the second contact portions of the second arm members may contact the circuit portion at the upper surface.
  • the terminal includes the two members, i.e., the first arm member and the second arm member.
  • the terminal may include a single member.
  • the extending portion of the terminal positioned to protrude from the housing in the front-back direction is not divided, but is formed as a single extending portion.
  • a narrow portion is, as in the already-described embodiment, formed at least at an end portion positioned on a housing side and positioned outside the housing in the front-back direction, and an opening is formed by such a narrow portion.
  • a clearance between a narrow portion of an optional extending portion and another extending portion adjacent to such a narrow portion with respect to the opening is greater than a clearance between holding target portions of adjacent terminals.

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